Hong Kong
Reuters
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A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced the father of a wanted pro-democracy activist to eight months in prison under the city’s national security law after he attempted to terminate her insurance policy and withdraw the funds.
Kwok Yin-sang, 69, was found guilty on February 11 for “attempting to deal with, directly or indirectly, any funds or other financial assets or economic resources” belonging to an “absconder” under the city’s homegrown national security law, also known as Article 23.
He is the first person in the city to be charged and convicted with the offense. He had pleaded not guilty and did not testify at the trial. In court…